"The backup alarm on the compactor was working properly and the operator stated that he looked through both the rear and side mirrors before he began backing up but did not see the victim in his path."

A retired Tampa school teacher was walking in the area of Aegean Drive and Davis Boulevard when she was hit by the truck, which was backing up at the time.

The refuse truck operator applied the brakes but was not able to stop the truck before it ran over the victim.

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The police arrested the truck driver, Bharat Sable (24) of Market Yard, on the charge of negligence causing death

The vehicle hit the victim shortly before noon while its driver was backing it up to a set of scales. Cal/OSHA was notified of the fatality but will not investigate as the deceased was not an employee at the facility.

LA Sanitation truck backing into the alley to empty trash ... didn't see David sitting on the ground and ran over him, even though the truck had five cameras on it -- including one in the front and one in the back, according to the Sanitation Department.

The truck had a backup camera.

“My understanding is the backup cameras don’t show everything. They don’t show it all...”

Working 10- to 14-hour days, six days per week, means that no one is ever anything close to rested

A summary of a NIOSH fire fighter fatality investigation

Judy D. Spencer, a volunteer with more than 20 years of experience, was directing a Barker Fire Department rescue vehicle when it backed over her.

On December 2, 2012, a 45-year-old male volunteer fire fighter died when he was struck by a backing fire apparatus at the scene of a rural brush fire

NHTSA

An estimated 538,000 large trucks were involved in police-reported traffic crashes nationwide during 2019.

As car companies and even regulators increasingly lean on technology to make roads safer, the tepid success of the back-up camera is a red flag.

New tour routes, and fatigue are the most common causes of truck crashes. Speed and mechanical readiness also contribute to stopping time, which are the common causes of these accidents.

2015, NHTSA report

50 children are backed over in the U.S. every week – 48 are treated in hospital emergency rooms and 2 die.